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Burn the flame. Seek the night.
For Khadija, the only escape from her fathers arranged betrothal is the sky.
When she spots a rogue hot air balloon fighting against its ropes, she leaps at the chance for adventure. Khadija soon finds an unlikely ally in a poor glassmakers apprentice, Jacob.
But Jacob is a hri, and Khadija a Ghadaean. The hri are oppressed and restless their infamous terrorist group, the Hreef, have a new fearsome leader. And the ruling Ghadaeans are brutal in their repression.
Soon, a deadly revolution threatens their friendship and their world. The Hreef use forbidden magic, summoning jinn wicked spirits made of fire to enact their revenge, forcing Jacob and Khadija to choose what kind of a world they want to save
- A commercial, thrilling and uplifting fantasy adventure following sixteen-year-old Khadija, who flees her home in a stolen hot air balloon to escape an arranged marriage
- The debut novel from enthralling new talent, twenty-four-year-old Aneesa Marufu, which draws on the authors South Asian heritage
- Explores racism, misogyny and discrimination in a highly original fantasy universe
- Perfect for fans of Noughts + Crosses, We Hunt the Flame and Rebel of the Sands
Burn the flame. Seek the night.
For Khadija, the only escape from her fathers arranged betrothal is the sky.
When she spots a rogue hot air balloon fighting against its ropes, she leaps at the chance for adventure. Khadija soon finds an unlikely ally in a poor glassmakers apprentice, Jacob.
But Jacob is a hri, and Khadija a Ghadaean. The hri are oppressed and restless their infamous terrorist group, the Hreef, have a new fearsome leader. And the ruling Ghadaeans are brutal in their repression.
Soon, a deadly revolution threatens their friendship and their world. The Hreef use forbidden magic, summoning jinn wicked spirits made of fire to enact their revenge, forcing Jacob and Khadija to choose what kind of a world they want to save
- A commercial, thrilling and uplifting fantasy adventure following sixteen-year-old Khadija, who flees her home in a stolen hot air balloon to escape an arranged marriage
- The debut novel from enthralling new talent, twenty-four-year-old Aneesa Marufu, which draws on the authors South Asian heritage
- Explores racism, misogyny and discrimination in a highly original fantasy universe
- Perfect for fans of Noughts + Crosses, We Hunt the Flame and Rebel of the Sands
Empfohlen (von): | 14 |
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
Rubrik: | Kinder & Jugend |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9781913696078 |
ISBN-10: | 1913696073 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Marufu, Aneesa |
Hersteller: |
Scholastic Ltd.
Chicken House (english) |
Maße: | 197 x 127 x 32 mm |
Von/Mit: | Aneesa Marufu |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.03.2022 |
Gewicht: | 0,322 kg |
Empfohlen (von): | 14 |
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
Rubrik: | Kinder & Jugend |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9781913696078 |
ISBN-10: | 1913696073 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Marufu, Aneesa |
Hersteller: |
Scholastic Ltd.
Chicken House (english) |
Maße: | 197 x 127 x 32 mm |
Von/Mit: | Aneesa Marufu |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.03.2022 |
Gewicht: | 0,322 kg |